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wiaeii\qbib diurdilircraasf vol v s.\\i\s i x.c tuttstt.w mrvmwai i isaa vo z i-nivriu sno et hi.i-.iiii , iivkiiy ti i.sdat usual n cms may be most agreeable 1 beseech your readers to believe that they arc far from thc mosi effectual 1 is true that no rat-vest can be reaped unless seeds are first sown â€” but every child knows that it is not the greatest number i grams planted whit ii insures the heav it st crop ol corn but the means afforded for the support of the plants by the de grce of fertility in the soil just so with population onh let bread or the means of obtaining bread be increased in any country and its population will soon i.e equal to the increased supply of food on the contrary if bad farming or bad policy in the government lessens the production of food the inevitable conse quence must be a diminished poptili ti in these positions which every sound po litical economist will sustain shew what vast effects the labors of a single individ ual may have on the welfare of his coun try ; and what beneficial effects might be produced if il vvas believed more espe cially by all law makers that he who di rectly or indirectly lessens the produc tiveness of thc earth is guilty of a sin far less pardonable than murder usual maxims which very natirally to expect but little increase in the popu lation of virginia am not to be disup pointed in ll.e report i tin las rensu which shows a gain of bid 10 p in the lust ten years i for the re cently awakened spirit ol cultural im provement the impulse to which v â– â– we principally to lhe author of \ i think that the tide-water dis ri i mould have suffered a considerable diminution as much va . nt 1 nd as this district con t ins there is but little uncultiv ited whit h until enriched ill yi id a y i lear proi i ri â€¢ â– i'.ii < â€¢ eastern virginia in \<- present state is fully populated and n â– int re ise can b â€¢ expected except from , ' i'nprov in mts of the soil nnd the co | i t im reased means of sub i^i ,- v :â€¢ export provisions i is true ; this i na at first seem to indicate a stir ' j ins of tin me us for subsistent e and n id (' foi dtlitii ii i popi i iti ii ii it such i com lu ... i v ould ! <â€¢ incorrect our pus food is exchanged for clo : i and othei commodities which in i â€¢. t from custom nre as nei â€¢ as sufli i iei food ( ui onl . â– si i ition is thai our excess ul popul itioi i mi i iti to the ! west instea i of t i ving i s in nu st full : popi led ounti ies iii bingham .â€¢â€ž u ii i k i 111 Â»! em ncl gentry they have exhausted ids intelligence land as fast as they could clear it noth iiiii but thc immense fortune which their employer possessed prevented him from living as most landholders in iovvcr v ir ginia have dune on all of his annual in crease and part of his capital bu 1 is moderate in his desires and therefore not of expensive habits ami notwith standing his bad management his income has allowed him to continue purchasing land until lie owns ali unl as much as 1 german principality bv these means his annual crops are not materially les sened ihough every field is in iis turn late i hum /..\ t i ivi â€¢ i > . i . a â– , .', ! in l 6th of v j , -.. i ship i iv cup s maxwell arrived last evei ing from liverpool we n ve received our regular files to thai dai â€¢ lhe circumstance of movt interest mentioned i'i the papers i the death of the marquis of londonderry who died by suicide on the 12th ult the london courier expl ins this event b saying that his mind v broke down mulct tin prcs s-;ii of labour lllll alixi . . / '. . ,' lord londondcr â– â€¢., bt s london *' >. i . the melancholy ti lings of the death oft the n'olih m.ir.iuis were brought l>v mr j thc subscription to the wi i nvc i isnv . , / - dollu â€¢ annum pa , ! li n advance v !â€ž.,,. â– â– .. ill i discontinued until all irrearages arc paid unl i-etion of tin editors ami anv subscriber failing to give notice of his wish in discontinue at the end of n ear will be considt red as wishing to continue he paper which will be scnl accordingly whoever will become responsible i'm thc ayment of nine papers shall receive a tenth rratis ai.vniitisumlvrs vvill e inserted on the cus tomary terms ,*<, persons sending in dvcr tiscmentii must specify tin number of nines they wish ili ui inserted or they will in continued till ordered ut and charged accordingly no advertisement inserted until it has heen paid i.u or its payment assumed by some person n this tou n or ils vicinity " m^^^^m ma^^b l\itcb the king's messenger who urt ed in town between 12 und one o'clock , having travelled with the greatest speed in a < haise ur.d four it i impossible to desci ibe the consternation that prevailed at all the public offices he expired on tuesday , at his seat in notth t ray in the arms of his cook we have to re gret that the worst i the reports in -. ircu lation since the morning arc unhappily true j and that the marquis of london derry in a lit of deliiium has deprived himself of life the fatal event wus ac complished during the momentary ab sence of nis domestics and though au instantaneous discovery took plate and dr bankhead who was in thc house summoned to his lordship's assistance nothing could he none to preserve exis destroyed and deserted for a new one though he docs not obtain two pel cen from his capital yet as less suflit es foi bis support he considers lus wealth in creasing as rapidly as the number ol is acres according to lie usual , i tion of profit injury to the lan.l ii ,,â€¢â– ken into consideration it is evid however that the mode oi cultivation pursued by f , is merely abstracting the whole fertility of one field in the shape of wheat and corn ana applying it to another in the shape of purchase mon ey what mis said of the famous con queror and destroyer attiia â€¢â€¢ thut the grass ceased to grow where his horse jj'all 1 iters to the editors must be pl - 'â– â– : .', or they will not be attended to agkicultukal hut seriously â€” this subject deserves to be reflected on by all : it will give addi tional gratification and encouragement n the improving farmer and furnish nn im pressive lesson to him who is pursuing a contrary course it would be visionary to c ect that the public good alone would induce any improvement bv the sacrifice of private interest n'or would it be desirable a farmer can in no vv v do as much good for his country us by pursuing precisely that course which is most profitable to himself but though many attempts to increase the fertility of the soil are ill judged yet there are mean enough vvhich arc profitable ;. and there is no case in which tlie owner of a farm can bc most benefitted by its exhaustion the many then who waver between the two oppos'te causes could scarcely re in tin uninfluenced bv the moral consider ation than on the course of farming which shall be pursued bv each individual the comfort im . even the existence of thou sands of human beings would well de pend for ihc purpose of illustration i will compare thc course i !' two , ultivators of mv acquaintance n , inherited a farm and stork capable of well support ing an industrious and economical man but which if left to tlie sole management of an overseer and treated according to tin then usual practice would not have paid the expense of cultivation many years fortunately he knew what course would most promote his interest for thirty vears he has not ceased striving to make two blades of grass where only one grew before and be has met with the mircess which his exertions deserved he r jeeteel all improvements improper ly so c died which promised not to re turn some clear profit on the capita in vested but considered no improvement too laborious or expensive from which he could with certainty derive the prim cip.d â€¢ of the fii ' â– ' he ',.,-â– ] t no i ind which hc vvas not ble to stock or th 1 vi .â– .'.! . â€¢' \ '.. i'l mo i i le u r fit on li.c put-chase money . ihan !.-â€¢ could iv obtained from investing the sum in makyig additional improvements on the lands ah i ad in hi p sc â€¢ ion at this lime by means ol improvement 1 p u n | ... ,- together he io.,kcs crops i sixteen times greater than when lie com menced though n has thus em ! incnily promoted the p ibl'u ivcal it was without c.u'.ni foi it : his views were ex ivclv direct i to lus (."â€¢ n private in i ere si 1 .-, obedient to the i iws nd j u 1 || in all hi d iii ' â€¢ be ll n that sin h i hi , h st pol i \ ; h u i in in â– sc doe lit allow his in to yield t ii ai td others and per ever i ifotm i a real act ol if prii ate individuals can exert so much influence or the population and mv igth of iheii country how much more ext.n sivc must i.e that ofthe government a member of the legislatnri . by a i.i de vote in retard population more than by destroying the productiveness of all the land in ins possession a single bad law which cramps ingenuity and indus try ui destroys their honest gains or what is worse puts them into others pot kets ; ( au es more poverty and depop ulation than a thousand exhausting culti vators many ai the sins of this de n ription int li have been committed by 1,1,1 legislatures both state am federal i is enough to name as examples the protecting duty p'.i ., bankil g and laws ! - in i mpulsory support of ihe poor the last though now the least of such evils v iii hereafter become the heaviest poor li â€¢â€¢â€¢ - ii ipose t ix i and penalties on bonis industry and t.fter rewards foi idleness extravagance drunkenness and icl).-.ut i.i rv â€” and their inevitable conse quence will be to increase t'io?-e vices â– itii tin ii - pport sh 11 hav .- absi rbed trie vhole income of the industry ol ihe nation lngland ha already drawn near to that dreadful situation and wiih her e nr le before i c , we arc pursuing tlie ursc to the end hail ' first of art source of domesti i a ic . i'ride of the land iiii.l patron of the seas placed his foot applies wilh more truth to my r.icu.l f notwithstanding his many virtues he has to the fullest ex u'iit which liis means permitted been the destroyci of grass of grain and conse quently of men famine marches after him und will not commit less havock because lie is able to keep beyond bcr reai h f , is remarkable for his kindness and liberality to the poor besides fie '( nee on friday his lordship had been to see a cricket-match at foot's cray and was taken ill on saturday his illness ve m 1 to increase accompanied with much lever tin sunda a more favora ble turn took place anu on sunday night in slept very well and appeared on lues da morning considerably belter among the 1.1 a i iv i ita lenient s given out at n cray that at 7 o'clock on monday morning he was so much recovered that he tailed for breakfast of which he partook with appe tite and apparent satisfaction at eight ) i.t'm the ime'iic in i mlmliil the morals i-.v mlk'ct l.'l'l ue september m.'.'i 1822 mr editor : i wish that some of your correspondents who have more leisure and niori hilitv th-n mvsclf would take into ,.."[':â– â€¢ ion he subject on vvhich t shall su ii : - . few desultory remarks if the moral 1 ; of agriculture deserve not mich attention on account of their impor tancc the subject is at le st worth the notice irtd is properly within the prov ince of all â€¢ ui hois of (_(.'..''â€¢- v o agri cultural societies most of these r.en tlemen appear to be k o much at a loss for subjects that their addresses would nnt be badly designated by the title of " es says on things in general i therefore recommend this subject to anv person in tending to prepare an annual address un less he really should have something else to lav before his society and the public quent occasional acls of charity to oth ers he lias tiitiir supported several fami lies who would perish without such aid i know how to estimate the motives and according to them to respect these two individuals hut their private virtues and vices have nothing to do with my sub ject except so far as the consequences of them affect the public good 1 lupports by his benevolence tweniv per sons antl has destroyed the means of 5'cloc.k whin the m a rc h ioness left tlfs apartment for a moment the act of de struction look place it was instantly dis covered and one ol his footmen suppor ted him until dr lunkhead was calwcl after some struggles of expiring nature a glimpse of reason appeared to return he pressed dr hankheacps hand and said " doctor i die a happy nun the verdict of the coroner's jury va that thc most noble the marquis of londonderry on the i2'.h of august and for some time picvious h ul lab-ntd tm subsistence for 500 which in eftect is ' equal to starving or preventing the ex istence of as many n , has given nothing in charity but has given in the f labour more than f s wages and alms together : he bus increased the production of thc earth enough for food for 500 persons and therefore he has in creased population to thai amounl th not at all by the hindoo mode as he has no children it is very true that thesi people must work to obtain n s in creased product and so much the better his improvements will not tlie with him nor will the corporeal powers of this la ',.- ring population which will continue to .. ... n and consume it the country is not benefitted onlv bv having its population i-eascd by 50u persons if thev were aii drones thev would rather be an evil liui the people whu e..l n s colli are field laborers mechanics manufac ". i a grievous disease of the mind an 1 that under the operation of th malady i.e did on the same day with his knife in lict a deadly wound in lus neck whereoi he died ; no other person being in any way or manlier concerned in his death the knife by which the marquis con summated the deplorable act was whai is generally called a nail knife having a file on the extremity nearest the handle and the remaining part j blade of an inch long the deceased shortly before the awlul event told l.is confidential valet that " he - a . sure there wa i a design upon his lilu , he knew be was inset with assassins it is bel'u ved in the lies in for n t.d po litical circles that sir charles swart will succeed loiii londonderry as for eign secretary but it is stated thai lord liverpool intends lo make it j aim mr -.â– â€¢!, thai mi ( anning iil h r the nian agemenl of ihe house of commons â€” when lord i iverpool heard of the death of his noldc . idle r uc he w s f ., â– ig time unable to spe k and his nerves were agitated in a mosi exiraordinarj manner traveller tbe hindoos believe that whoever plants a tice digs a well and begets a child is sure of admission into heaven as ridiculous as this part of their relig ious creed mav appear i shews the wis dom of their priests and rulers by whom it was instilled â€” who thus brought llie strongest oio'ives to induce everv indi vidual io increase the productiveness population and wealth of his country when cur ancestors emigrated thev vvisrlv left behind them ul iheir ells fairies win es sec an us it is impossi ble that we an long rem in as we now .,,,-. ine from popular superstitions it would he u i-h ssing to our posterity if v e were to udnpi the hindoo tenet so mod red : to suit an different situations we have no â– ml of iÂ»rowing trees nor ,,! fresh vv iter ; and all experience proves i vi ill always be furnish il as fast as ihe i i ii'-ri â– irv for iht i â– sup port !' â€¢ '.' m ii i always pre i - iv pro i , ' he 1 ileal is of subsil t ::. e in â– 'â€¢ . i country mi i as with the improvement il the soil â– i deereas h ii exh usiion the v im i.i â– " l i - ! rn ( ip ible of 'â– .'. nni ; ' 00 bushel .' rain more than ik fori impi ' ements i om ment ( d in re.ist â– , pei ni incntlv 1 1 i latit n of 1 hi â€¢â– manv per on as his inert i d produ i Â« ill i ipporl another â– â– â– â– lio sj ( nils lis lil in 1 1 â– lhe fertilit ol his soil to ihe same amount . iminisl.es | opul tion s mm h . â– '"' tin t diminution is m u e efl'e nial antl ] rniii ),. nt ihi ii ii h i cl ci fined i i , went thro evi \ ktvow v . i ,_. religious prayer ancl the devout per sal ol the ; si riptures rank amongst tlie principal duties of the christian but they are tlutii s alas ; too much neglei ted while their importance knowledged it : is easy to til antl then habitual omissions ol duty barren : .' â– -. tal ly en , , . nd per il ps some svere stt be in flicted to recall the christian to those duties from the observance oi which he has criminally departed mourn in r undei di pen lations let th â– . host ii pet pie i cod consider whethi r negligenct ol some important christian dun mav not imv-t been the cause ol the separating stroke â– i religion turers - s cilors and mei chants 11 of a i on an continually increasing the national wealth i.v iheir industry us well us its strength by their numbers 1 s charity has served nut only to support lord londonderry was the eldest son ofthe late m-npii â– ' i ndonderry to j whose uile hc i ' â€¢'â€¢ i the death t il his father !;, ii yea i in f l id 5 i \ frances conway to the luti cjiiis of hertford his lu."t.ship sevei i families but bus doubled iheir number by the births which have taken rl was l.iaii fun ' ih 17 â€¢' , uuentlt wa in the 53d yt â€¢ hi |[, received his ail ( ,, â– . \ __. e ,!,â€žâ– ,. lhev par.ook i.lh.s l,ou j u .â€ž j . .,,,,,,..,.!,.,;,.!). .â– .'..â– vi h-leae , ik i after his death they must still be sup s an act j ve j ntcrcst in that ,, : 17 i was cntc.ed st johns iw.i-ti-il hu others ... stui u i lie v u e no ' i . 1 . i ('-,.,'. '"â– cambridge v iuaiui ported by others or starve / n . transpires is busy in every projec that . ... ' m ' ' m 1,n >' t "" , ' hv lhcl1 lab01 lis under.aki n but tn r iigion only is "^ , , f)u , , â€ž ., ..._,_, ind ,,,. h publi stock and though the chilclren i idle inatienlive and incredulous , .,,,,, to his native eountn will hereafter bc able their present situa such a man has noi to plead that 1 . : t political c â– â– which hi tioi i thc worst of all schools to acquire in no easily excited 01 i'n"t uo successful hi first ex pl i of industry vcre all out land hi constitutional temperament i luk ting as a candidate to rc coun , , ike n the wealth and pop wai nd one would thinl , thai il h in of i - ., â€¢ ,, were tl ad to everv othei senim nt lay where ins ia ici ahu ' ""â– bta , e i . 1 wo " d ' i """ l . v , the immense interest which hi hims.u bes exerted hi '-. - doubled were all like i , with all , |( _ k - n iu an , t ,, .,,,,, i.e ,â€ž! expensive ung his i h k virtues weal and population t eaur interest of a yvhol world ol "; ' â– ,,,, \ â€ž.,',â– ,â– ,,, km .,,â– â€¢â€¢, .-. .. . .- â€¢ â€¢ 1 1 l sill â– i i iii â– ' na'.n ol iv'.i rapidly diminish until , lo whom religion is all ( . / 1 . , in ,â€ž, idt erl thou ,;, i are put uin ,,_ iunt would rouse everv latent j s " ol lv â€ž m dcrry should l !. 1 p m iu in least ami - - â– ' , , tii ..,,.. ,| v . 1 ,. i â€¢, n slaves wi 111.111 1 is lib ' . ive generation 1 . uctl lim k 1'ci i ol s i char i ter and li â– ' '' s in â– , i iving i'i i ' idnesi ! ir ! it ming , cu entiri i i oi jut '' (! bj : i â€¢ <â– ' '" i ', int i e se und iniiliiph is i divine - nu i â€” ant perl ip i ; Â« hi h ii p i â– i 1 their ' , i t thoujj few t tiltivatl . â€¢ il linium l i m opini â€¢-. aughl mc

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wiaeii\qbib diurdilircraasf vol v s.\\i\s i x.c tuttstt.w mrvmwai i isaa vo z i-nivriu sno et hi.i-.iiii , iivkiiy ti i.sdat usual n cms may be most agreeable 1 beseech your readers to believe that they arc far from thc mosi effectual 1 is true that no rat-vest can be reaped unless seeds are first sown â€” but every child knows that it is not the greatest number i grams planted whit ii insures the heav it st crop ol corn but the means afforded for the support of the plants by the de grce of fertility in the soil just so with population onh let bread or the means of obtaining bread be increased in any country and its population will soon i.e equal to the increased supply of food on the contrary if bad farming or bad policy in the government lessens the production of food the inevitable conse quence must be a diminished poptili ti in these positions which every sound po litical economist will sustain shew what vast effects the labors of a single individ ual may have on the welfare of his coun try ; and what beneficial effects might be produced if il vvas believed more espe cially by all law makers that he who di rectly or indirectly lessens the produc tiveness of thc earth is guilty of a sin far less pardonable than murder usual maxims which very natirally to expect but little increase in the popu lation of virginia am not to be disup pointed in ll.e report i tin las rensu which shows a gain of bid 10 p in the lust ten years i for the re cently awakened spirit ol cultural im provement the impulse to which v â– â– we principally to lhe author of \ i think that the tide-water dis ri i mould have suffered a considerable diminution as much va . nt 1 nd as this district con t ins there is but little uncultiv ited whit h until enriched ill yi id a y i lear proi i ri â€¢ â– i'.ii < â€¢ eastern virginia in \ . i . a â– , .', ! in l 6th of v j , -.. i ship i iv cup s maxwell arrived last evei ing from liverpool we n ve received our regular files to thai dai â€¢ lhe circumstance of movt interest mentioned i'i the papers i the death of the marquis of londonderry who died by suicide on the 12th ult the london courier expl ins this event b saying that his mind v broke down mulct tin prcs s-;ii of labour lllll alixi . . / '. . ,' lord londondcr â– â€¢., bt s london *' >. i . the melancholy ti lings of the death oft the n'olih m.ir.iuis were brought l>v mr j thc subscription to the wi i nvc i isnv . , / - dollu â€¢ annum pa , ! li n advance v !â€ž.,,. â– â– .. ill i discontinued until all irrearages arc paid unl i-etion of tin editors ami anv subscriber failing to give notice of his wish in discontinue at the end of n ear will be considt red as wishing to continue he paper which will be scnl accordingly whoever will become responsible i'm thc ayment of nine papers shall receive a tenth rratis ai.vniitisumlvrs vvill e inserted on the cus tomary terms ,*' t "" , ' hv lhcl1 lab01 lis under.aki n but tn r iigion only is "^ , , f)u , , â€ž ., ..._,_, ind ,,,. h publi stock and though the chilclren i idle inatienlive and incredulous , .,,,,, to his native eountn will hereafter bc able their present situa such a man has noi to plead that 1 . : t political c â– â– which hi tioi i thc worst of all schools to acquire in no easily excited 01 i'n"t uo successful hi first ex pl i of industry vcre all out land hi constitutional temperament i luk ting as a candidate to rc coun , , ike n the wealth and pop wai nd one would thinl , thai il h in of i - ., â€¢ ,, were tl ad to everv othei senim nt lay where ins ia ici ahu ' ""â– bta , e i . 1 wo " d ' i """ l . v , the immense interest which hi hims.u bes exerted hi '-. - doubled were all like i , with all , |( _ k - n iu an , t ,, .,,,,, i.e ,â€ž! expensive ung his i h k virtues weal and population t eaur interest of a yvhol world ol "; ' â– ,,,, \ â€ž.,',â– ,â– ,,, km .,,â– â€¢â€¢, .-. .. . .- â€¢ â€¢ 1 1 l sill â– i i iii â– ' na'.n ol iv'.i rapidly diminish until , lo whom religion is all ( . / 1 . , in ,â€ž, idt erl thou ,;, i are put uin ,,_ iunt would rouse everv latent j s " ol lv â€ž m dcrry should l !. 1 p m iu in least ami - - â– ' , , tii ..,,.. ,| v . 1 ,. i â€¢, n slaves wi 111.111 1 is lib ' . ive generation 1 . uctl lim k 1'ci i ol s i char i ter and li â– ' '' s in â– , i iving i'i i ' idnesi ! ir ! it ming , cu entiri i i oi jut '' (! bj : i â€¢